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• carman
  carman

  noun

  one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.
• Carman
  Carman

  noun

  (William) Bliss, 1861–1929, Canadian poet and journalist in the U.S.

carman

¹ American  

[kahr-muhn] / ˈkɑr mən /

noun

• carmen
  plural

1. one of the crew of a streetcar or the like, as the motorman.

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Carman ² American  

[kahr-muhn] / ˈkɑr mən /

noun

1. (William) Bliss, 1861–1929, Canadian poet and journalist in the U.S.

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carman British  

/ ˈkɑːmən /

noun

1. a man who drives a car or cart; carter

2. a man whose business is the transport of goods; haulier

3. a tram driver

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• carmen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of carman

1570–80, in sense “person driving a cart”; car ¹ + -man

Example Sentences

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"You wouldn't know," said the carman, "sure he's very old, and that 'fluenzy has the country destroyed; there's people dying now that never died before."

From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin

"Not one, save the hackney carman, who evidently did not know him."

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

There was a broken mist, with shimmers of sun in it, and the carman said it would be a thing of nothing, and would go out with the tide.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

"There it is now, bad luck to it!" said the carman, savagely, for his horse was so completely exhausted that he was obliged to walk at his head and lift him at every step.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

No more by stanzas, songs, and odes, Warren his blacking sells; The van alone the carman loads, The name of Warren tells.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Carman said Lu is neither a spy nor intelligence asset, or a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

David and Julie Carman used to run the website Auld Aviemore and gathered dozens of stories about the theme park.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

Ashley Carman: Spotify came about during a time when the music industry was essentially decimated by piracy.

From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023

Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, was found dead in his cell in a county jail in New Hampshire on June 15.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

In subject-matter Mr. Carman is simple and elemental.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

Rail unions have argued that the new technology shouldn’t replace inspections by well-trained carmen.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

Cox said a detailed inspection by a carmen might have caught the problem and prevented the derailment.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

“Every time the wheels come off the rail, it’s kind of like buying a lottery ticket to the big disaster,” said Jason Cox with the carmen division of the Transportation Communications Union.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2021

A street car strike ended his term prematurely, the carmen refusing to promise they would strike no more while he was mayor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the word for "song" suggested itself, "carmen."

From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.